The Process of Judicial Review (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Court division handling judicial review
Court division handling judicial review
Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
Three grounds for judicial review
Three grounds for judicial review
Illegality, Irrationality, Irregularity
Illegality ground meaning
Illegality ground meaning
Acting beyond powers or making errors of law
Another name for irrationality ground
Another name for irrationality ground
Wednesbury unreasonableness
Another name for irregularity ground
Another name for irregularity ground
Procedural impropriety
Prohibition order function
Prohibition order function
Stops future unlawful acts (forward-looking)
Certiorari/quashing order function
Certiorari/quashing order function
Cancels past decisions (backward-looking)
Mandamus/mandatory order function
Mandamus/mandatory order function
Compels body to perform a duty
GCHQ case (1984) established
GCHQ case (1984) established
Three grounds for judicial review
Wednesbury case (1948) established
Wednesbury case (1948) established
Unreasonableness test for irrationality